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Unley Park

Ranked #1 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for wealth. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
99
#1 of 299
Safety
74
#79 of 299
Wealth
100
#1 of 299
Value
100
#1 of 299
Parks
27
#228 of 299
Cafés
29
#271 of 299
Transit
41
#249 of 299
Green space
60
#114 of 299
Active & healthy
66
#42 of 299

The numbers

Population1,383
Area0.77 km²
Median household income$2,990/wk
Median rent$350/wk
Crime rate27.5 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks1 (2.26 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park80.3% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues61

Who lives in Unley Park

Population
1,383
Median age
47 years
Median household income
$2,990/wk
Median rent
$350/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Unley Park — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Unley Park

Is Unley Park safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Adelaide, scoring 74/100 for safety and ranking #79 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 28 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Unley Park good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is parks. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 74/100, parks 27/100 and green space 60/100, with a median age of 47. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Unley Park expensive to live in?

Median rent is $350 a week, and household income ranks #1 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 100/100 for value.

Does Unley Park have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #249 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Unley Park?

80% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 2.3 hectares per 1,000 residents — 60/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Hyde ParkHawthornWestbourne ParkMillswoodMalvernGoodwood

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated September 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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